OSHA Inspection: SWEENEY CLEANERS

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    (a) Employees were exposed to fire hazards with an obstructed back door exit at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    (a) Employees were exposed to fire-related hazards without clearly visible and marked "Exit" signs in the employee work area at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    (a) Employees were exposed to fire-related hazards without clearly identified and readily accessible mounted portable fire extinguishers in the employee work area at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which would necessitate the use of personal protective equipment:     (a) Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, ECOSOVL Dry Cleaning Fluid without the employer accomplishing a workplace personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment while conducting daily dry cleaning and laundry processes at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) Employees were exposed to potential inhalation, absorption, ingestion and/or injection hazards from chemicals used,  including but not limited to, ECOSOVL Dry Cleaning Fluid in the dry cleaning and laundry processes at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    (a) Employees were exposed to electrical hazards by blocking access and working space to the main power electrical panels with power disconnects on the interior north wall at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    (a) Employees were exposed to electrical hazards from an unprotected live electrical panel with a missing front cover on the interior south wall at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): Lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard:    (a) Employees were exposed to shock and laceration hazards from unprotected fluorescent lamps in fixtures located directly above employee workstations at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent:    (a) The employer did not record a work-related recordable injury that occurred on 04/11/2012 involving a knee injury at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:    (a) Employees were exposed to unsanitary working condition at Sweeney Cleaners, 1135 17th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota.